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George Mekhail

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
751 total appearances

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Digital Social Hour
Why Only 21 Million Bitcoin Matters So Much... | George Mekhail | DSH #1916

It's insane.

Digital Social Hour
Why Only 21 Million Bitcoin Matters So Much... | George Mekhail | DSH #1916

You can bet on anything.

Digital Social Hour
Why Only 21 Million Bitcoin Matters So Much... | George Mekhail | DSH #1916

The dumbest stuff.

Digital Social Hour
Why Only 21 Million Bitcoin Matters So Much... | George Mekhail | DSH #1916

Oh, it's like a 2%.

Digital Social Hour
Why Only 21 Million Bitcoin Matters So Much... | George Mekhail | DSH #1916

And not only that, but what I've seen is they're trying to make the argument that insider trading should be encouraged with these markets because you're giving, by letting insiders essentially bet on these markets, you're giving the outsiders a peek behind the curtain, so to speak.

Digital Social Hour
Why Only 21 Million Bitcoin Matters So Much... | George Mekhail | DSH #1916

So if the market moves really big, that's just another data point of like, oh, maybe an insider bet on this.

Digital Social Hour
Why Only 21 Million Bitcoin Matters So Much... | George Mekhail | DSH #1916

I should bet on this.

Digital Social Hour
Why Only 21 Million Bitcoin Matters So Much... | George Mekhail | DSH #1916

Yeah.

Digital Social Hour
Why Only 21 Million Bitcoin Matters So Much... | George Mekhail | DSH #1916

So it's fascinating just how the conversation is completely shifting.

Digital Social Hour
Why Only 21 Million Bitcoin Matters So Much... | George Mekhail | DSH #1916

Yeah, I mean, I think one thing that's nice about Bitcoin is it's already been labeled a commodity.

Digital Social Hour
Why Only 21 Million Bitcoin Matters So Much... | George Mekhail | DSH #1916

And both the SEC and the CFTC have already made that decision.

Digital Social Hour
Why Only 21 Million Bitcoin Matters So Much... | George Mekhail | DSH #1916

So everything else is kind of just duking it out to see how they're going to be classified.

Digital Social Hour
Why Only 21 Million Bitcoin Matters So Much... | George Mekhail | DSH #1916

And yeah, I think betting markets will be...

Digital Social Hour
Why Only 21 Million Bitcoin Matters So Much... | George Mekhail | DSH #1916

It's definitely a struggle.

Digital Social Hour
Why Only 21 Million Bitcoin Matters So Much... | George Mekhail | DSH #1916

Because I've been in those situations, too.

Digital Social Hour
Why Only 21 Million Bitcoin Matters So Much... | George Mekhail | DSH #1916

Well, first of all, polymarket specifically, you're not technically allowed to bet on them if you're in the U.S.

Digital Social Hour
Why Only 21 Million Bitcoin Matters So Much... | George Mekhail | DSH #1916

Should have said that earlier.

Digital Social Hour
Why Only 21 Million Bitcoin Matters So Much... | George Mekhail | DSH #1916

No, you were talking about Calcium.

Digital Social Hour
Why Only 21 Million Bitcoin Matters So Much... | George Mekhail | DSH #1916

Yeah, Calcium.

Digital Social Hour
Why Only 21 Million Bitcoin Matters So Much... | George Mekhail | DSH #1916

I mean, it's like there's Robinhood now, there's Coinbase.